Hi all – happy to be part of the Previa community – I never even knew what this car was until recently when I got one for quite cheap as a non-runner – I played with the throttle body and made sure there was gas and I was able to get the car started and it’s been running great
I do have one issue though – it has a high fast idle in park or neutral no matter how warm the engine is – this is causing me grief at the moment as I need to pass smog in California and they won’t let you do the test if you have a fast idle in park –
I’ve replaced the throttle position sensor and I fiddled with the throttle adjustment screws, etc. – but it just seems like it always wants to be fast idle in park – does anyone have any tips or clues for me to try out?
I have the cool 1997 Alltrak model (I think they only produced 4000 of these this year?) - with leather seats etc - she has around 220k miles and abit rough exterior and interior but every time I drive this van it puts a smile on my face
I think the idle is around 1500 - but settles down when I go into drive etc
Any help appreciated
One big clue - after I got the car, I noticed it was actually missing its ECU - I was able to get one from another 1997 Previa (that had a huge sun roof btw pretty cool) and installed - but I notice neither of my code readers detects the ecu
I don’t see a check engine light on dash
So my theory at moment is if I can get the ECU fully connected/working with the Previa - perhaps the idle will settle down. Ok thanks for any advice/wisdom